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Frank Reaugh was dubbed "The Rembrandt of the Longhorns" for scenes of cattle ranching such as this one. Soft colors, wide vistas, and animal subject matter reminded collectors of the Hague school of painters, a group of 19th-century Dutch artists who employed similar motifs in their works.
Reaugh, who was raised in Terrell, Texas, studied in St. Louis, Paris, and the Netherlands, which served him well in his successful career as an artist and teacher in Dallas.
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William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005
NOTES
Created 1904
"Frank Reaugh (1860-1945), who was to become the first important art luminary in early Dallas and would continue as a teacher and painter for some fifty years, came to Dallas in 1890 and established his first studio in Oak Cliff at 110 East 8th Street. In the years to follow, this remarkable man helped with the exhibitions at the State Fair, conducted his own classes in art, and helped in the formation of the fledgling Dallas Art Association in 1903." p.4 Seventy-Five Years of Art in Dallas: The HIstory of the Dallas Art Association and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
FUN FACT: "The classes held by Frank Reaugh in his Iron Shed studio in Oak Cliff were attended by many of the young and promising Dallas artists. Reaugh believed in artists being well-rounded, so he provided informal sessions in botany, astronomy, literature, music, and poetry, as well as in drawing and painting. Beginning in 1919 he initiated the tradition of taking a selected few fellow artists on summer sketching trips to West Texas and New Mexico. On the junkets all of Reaugh's interests were tested as was the good nature of the campers as well as the endurance of a variety of means of transport, including a done over model T Ford named "Cicada" (the locust). Counted among the participants in these memorable trips were the artists E.G. Eisenlohr, Hale Bolton, Olin Travis, Reveau Bassett, John Douglass, Alexandre Hogue, Harry Carnohan and many others." p.11 Seventy-Five Years of Art in Dallas: The HIstory of the Dallas Art Association and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
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From 1907: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas Art Association Purchase [1]
[1] The Dallas Art Association is the predecessor to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name was abandoned in 1970. Works from this collection were transferred to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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- Frank Reaugh, Biography~Read more about Frank Reaugh on the Handbook of Texas Online (published by the Texas State Historical Association).
- Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin~Learn more about Frank Reaugh from the University of Texas at Austin.
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- The classes held by Frank Reaugh in his Iron Shed studio in Oak Cliff were attended by many of the young and promising Dallas artists. Reaugh believed in artists being well-rounded, so he provided informal sessions in botany, astronomy, literature, music, and poetry, as well as in drawing and painting. Beginning in 1919 he initiated the tradition of taking a selected few fellow artists on summer sketching trips to West Texas and New Mexico. On the junkets, all of Reaugh's interests were tested as was the good nature of the campers as well as the endurance of a variety of means of transport, including a done over model T Ford named "Cicada" (the locust). Counted among the participants in these memorable trips were the artists E.G. Eisenlohr, Hale Bolton, Olin Travis, Reveau Bassett, John Douglass, Alexandre Hogue, Harry Carnohan, and many others.
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General Description
Frank Reaugh was dubbed "The Rembrandt of the Longhorns" for scenes of cattle ranching such as this one. Soft colors, wide vistas, and animal subject matter reminded collectors of the Hague school of painters, a group of 19th-century Dutch artists who employed similar motifs in their works.
Reaugh, who was raised in Terrell, Texas, studied in St. Louis, Paris, and the Netherlands, which served him well in his successful career as an artist and teacher in Dallas.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005
Fun Facts
- The classes held by Frank Reaugh in his Iron Shed studio in Oak Cliff were attended by many of the young and promising Dallas artists. Reaugh believed in artists being well-rounded, so he provided informal sessions in botany, astronomy, literature, music, and poetry, as well as in drawing and painting. Beginning in 1919 he initiated the tradition of taking a selected few fellow artists on summer sketching trips to West Texas and New Mexico. On the junkets, all of Reaugh's interests were tested as was the good nature of the campers as well as the endurance of a variety of means of transport, including a done over model T Ford named "Cicada" (the locust). Counted among the participants in these memorable trips were the artists E.G. Eisenlohr, Hale Bolton, Olin Travis, Reveau Bassett, John Douglass, Alexandre Hogue, Harry Carnohan, and many others.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Frank Reaugh, Biography~Read more about Frank Reaugh on the Handbook of Texas Online (published by the Texas State Historical Association).
- Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin~Learn more about Frank Reaugh from the University of Texas at Austin.
Notes
Created 1904
"Frank Reaugh (1860-1945), who was to become the first important art luminary in early Dallas and would continue as a teacher and painter for some fifty years, came to Dallas in 1890 and established his first studio in Oak Cliff at 110 East 8th Street. In the years to follow, this remarkable man helped with the exhibitions at the State Fair, conducted his own classes in art, and helped in the formation of the fledgling Dallas Art Association in 1903." p.4 Seventy-Five Years of Art in Dallas: The HIstory of the Dallas Art Association and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
FUN FACT: "The classes held by Frank Reaugh in his Iron Shed studio in Oak Cliff were attended by many of the young and promising Dallas artists. Reaugh believed in artists being well-rounded, so he provided informal sessions in botany, astronomy, literature, music, and poetry, as well as in drawing and painting. Beginning in 1919 he initiated the tradition of taking a selected few fellow artists on summer sketching trips to West Texas and New Mexico. On the junkets all of Reaugh's interests were tested as was the good nature of the campers as well as the endurance of a variety of means of transport, including a done over model T Ford named "Cicada" (the locust). Counted among the participants in these memorable trips were the artists E.G. Eisenlohr, Hale Bolton, Olin Travis, Reveau Bassett, John Douglass, Alexandre Hogue, Harry Carnohan and many others." p.11 Seventy-Five Years of Art in Dallas: The HIstory of the Dallas Art Association and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Reaugh, Frank (American, 1860-1945)
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: Texas (state/United States): TGN: 7007826
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1907: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas Art Association Purchase [1]
[1] The Dallas Art Association is the predecessor to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name was abandoned in 1970. Works from this collection were transferred to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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